Shearman & Sterling is advising Quadramed, a provider of leading information technology solutions for the healthcare industry, on the sale of Quantim, its health information management (HIM) business, to Nuance Communications, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Quantim provides hospitals and healthcare organizations with software and services that maximize HIM professionals’ productivity while ensuring appropriate financial reimbursement to the institution. Nuance Communications is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world.

The Shearman & Sterling team included partners Michael Kennedy and Michael Dorf and associate Christine Huang (all San Francisco-Mergers & Acquisitions), as well as partners Richard Hsu (Palo Alto-Intellectual Property Transactions), Larry Crouch (Palo Alto-Tax), Don Lonczak (Washington, DC-Tax), and Beau Buffier (New York-Antitrust); counsel Eileen O’Pray (Palo Alto-Tax); and associates Kelly Karapetyan (New York-Antitrust), Dan Stellenberg (Palo Alto-Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits), Zheng Bao (Palo Alto-Intellectual Property Transactions), Anil Kalia (Palo Alto-Tax), Nathan Wood (Palo Alto-Finance), Eric Naftel (Palo Alto-Tax), Benjamin Petersen (Palo Alto-Intellectual Property Transactions) and Timothy Haney (New York-Antitrust).

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